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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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